The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-11-22

next, she was entirely too dear for the money
she cost, and, again. instead of sending a
picked lot on board of her, which would be q
I Sood example in the eyes of the Samoans
besides being able to assist and educate
t9en, the Government sent the very scum OF
honolulu TO Samoa. They were a disgrace
20 aiS country from"
Here Mr.. Bush checked himself, not wish
ing to publish anything derogstory to the
character of some who are not in position
to defend themselves
All that was instructed to paw" he went
on, was $3.50, of which $50 was the monthly
allowance. That was all / paid, but the
vessel made bills that am told amount to
Sb,UOO or $1,000. The Kaimiloa was sup
posed to have come down provisioned for
nine months, but was only away two months
and when her extra stores were put ashore to
De sold they only realized 5000 or 800.
They had then to buy more to take them
back"
why did they sell the stores?''
Il have no idea in the world,n exclaimed
Mr.. Bush. 81 suppose it must have been to
get money to buy other things. They ought
to have had seven months supplies left and
sold SIX months, retainiuc one months sup
plies for the nt,lu- voyage. The whole gang
of them appeal - lave been IL COLLISION for
securing gay time at public expense"
The ex-envoy exempted Mr. Poor from all
mans earnest desire to serve the Govern
ment faithfully and to comport himself with
dignity.
II was powerless TO do anything said he.
MIR. Gibson recalled me without notice, the
letter of recall having gone past in the
steamer, however, and thus been delayed
month";
Mr.. Bush was at loss to account for such
summary treatment by the former Govern
ment, Is he had not been anxious to obtain
the mission. He readily assented to the
suggestion that me had been sacrificed by
the Gibson Government with the object of
allaying the public indignation aroused by
the wild extravaganza attending the Kaimi-
loa expedition sent to his assistance.
There were all sorts of reports about the
mission received here. One was that you
had opened saloon to treat the natives. l
gave contradiction to this in the Herald
from Mr.. Grevsmuhl, who said you bought
all your liquor by the bottle from his firms
store"
In reply to the foregoing Mr. Bush ex-
planned that it was the custom in Apia to
offer visitors Something" and the state
ment of the merchant referred to was correct.
Beer was very cheap there.
Mr.. Bush gave a brief resume of events
leading up to his appointment, of which no
notes were TAKEN owing to mutual agree
ment not to have his personal affairs made
too prominent. At the conclusion of the
conversation, however, Mr.. Bush consented
to allow the political phases of the narrative
to appear.
Mr.. Gibson, he said, was chiefly response
BILE for creating the public impression that
he tMr. Bush had enriched himself
while Minister of the Interior. On
the contrary, his incumbency of the
Interior Office, occurring through the
Coronation episode, had really impoverished
him. This fact became known to the
King, who was ready to do something for
him. He had generally supported the party
nov in power when in the Legislature, and
when change became necessary in the
Ministry he was 10 have received one of the
positions. But Gibson begged his way
back, and then His Majesty desired to give
Mr.. Bush the Samoan mission. Mr.. Gibson,
however, was bound TO make some capital to
the credit of his own magnanimity; there
fore he went to Mr.. Bush and introduced his
proposed preferment with the words, 81
have been thinking about you, Mr.. Bush"
and so on. These facts Mr.. Bush claimed in
justification of feeling rather hurt at the
manner of his recall from the Samoan
mission.
1.-THE GAZETTE, - he concluded, "was rather
sharp on the subject of my commission. 1t
said l might accomplish the mission with
success, but that if l did l would exhibit
more ability than it gave me credit for. Now
did succeed thoroughly in my part of theiun-
dertaking, having had treaty of confedera'
ton between the two countries satisfactorily
negotiated within a short time after my ar
irving in Samoa"